April 19, 2016

The Los Angeles Clippers’ veteran Jamal Crawford is the winner of the 2015-16 NBA Sixth Man Award for his contributions in a reserve role, the league announced. Crawford, 36, becomes the first player to earn the honor three times, and also breaks his own record, set two years ago, as the oldest winner.

Crawford came off the bench in 74 of his 79 appearances and averaged 14.2 points and 2.3 assists in 26.9 minutes in all games, helping the Clippers (53-29) post their fourth straight 50-win season. He also ranked second in the NBA in free throw percentage (90.4).

Crawford recorded 33 games with 15 or more points off the bench, third most in the NBA behind the Denver Nuggets’ Will Barton (38) and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Ryan Anderson (36). As a starter, Crawford scored at least 30 points in four of five games.

A 16-year veteran, Crawford previously won the NBA Sixth Man Award in 2009-2010 with the Atlanta Hawks and in 2013-14 with the Clippers. When Crawford was honored for the first time as a Clipper, he joined Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce, and Detlef Schrempf as the only two-time winners. Crawford is the only player to win the award with multiple teams.

Crawford amassed 51 first-place votes and 341 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala finished second with 288 points (33 first-place votes), and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Enes Kanter was third with 182 points (19 first-place votes).